cscpsychology - UNIT 3 AOS 2 Memory

UNIT 3 AOS 2 MEMORY

Below is an overview of all our lessons for memory. Go over these PowerPoints careful and watch content as linked.

Dot Point #1:

Mechanism of memory function:

role of neuron in memory formation informed by the work of E. Richard Kandel
roles of hippocampus and temporal lobe
consolidation theory
memory decline over the lifespan
amnesia resulting from brain trauma and neurodegenerative diseases including dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

Dot Point #2:

Atkinson-Shiffrin’s multi-store model of memory including maintenance and elaborative rehearsal, serial position effect and chunking
Alan Baddeley and Graham Hitch’s model of working memory: central executive, phonological loop, visuo-spatial sketchpad, episodic buffer
levels of processing as informed by Fergus Craik and Robert Lockhart
organisation of long-term memory including declarative and episodic memory, and semantic network theory

CHAPTER 6
Overview PowerPoint

chapter 6.pptx

Dot Point #3:

Strengths and limitations of psychological theories of forgetting:

retrieval failure theory including tip-of-the tongue phenomenon
interference theory
motivated forgetting as informed by the work of Sigmund Freud including repression and suppression
decay theory

Dot Point #4:

Manipulation and improvement of memory:

forgetting curve as informed by the work of Hermann Ebbinghaus
measures of retention including the relative sensitivity of recall, recognition and relearning
use of context dependent cues and state dependent cues
mnemonic devices including acronyms, acrostics, peg-word method, narrative chaining and method of loci
effect of misleading questions on eye-witness testimonies including the reconstructive nature of memory informed by the work of Elizabeth Loftus

CHAPTER 7 and 8
Overview PowerPoint

chapter 7and8.pptx

SAC #1 MEMORY RESEARCH METHODS

Psychology MEMORY Outcome 1 – Revision Checklist.doc